Discuss the June 2014 book of the month Divergent by Veronica Roth. While only Divergent--the first book of the series--is the book of the month, feel free to use this subforum to discuss the rest of the series or to talk about the movies, but make sure not to post spoilers unless noted in the topic title.

I feel that the factions are simplistic, as they represent traits more than discrete personality types. Each person in that post-apocalyptic world should still possess some degree of bravery, selflessness, etc. -- all the so-called dominant traits that characterize members of each faction. Regardless, I think the book portrays quite accurately what will happen when people live in homogenous factions and fail to tolerate diversity.

Well they needed a cross faction, faction for cleaning. Otherwise, who cleans a the toilets and does the laundry in Dauntless and Erudite? They would both consider it below them. If abnegation did it, Eruditers must have been desperate when they cut ties with them.

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